The deadly coronavirus continues to wreak havoc in China with new fatalities being reported frequently. Nearly 6,000 people have been affected. Health experts have warned the epidemic may reach its climax in the next 10 days.. More than 130 people have died from the disease already. Apart from the deaths what is also causing worry is the way it will impact world economy at a time when it was starting to look up. China and the US have just signed the first phase of the economic and trade agreement. But due to the spread of the virus, trade with China seems difficult. Countries have cancelled flights to the country, Wuhan, an industrial hub, is in a lockdown and people are fleeing China. Watch the video for more.Also Read: Rupee vs Dollar: Rupee rises 10 paise to 71.21 per dollar in early trade

The launch of 5G-enabled technologies is expected to be transformative in the telco and other industries by unlocking various disruptive new technologies. Global investment in the 5G industrial chain over 2020-2035 is likely to reach US$ 3.5 trillion

Reliance Jio is now the largest telecom player in terms of revenue and market. Reliance Jio Infocomm Ltd has acquired subscribers at a great pace and become the largest player in terms of wireless subscriber market share, broadband subscriber base and revenue; Industrialist Ratan Tata on Tuesday warned that start-ups which burn investors' money and disappear will not get a second or a third chance; Indian shares rose on Wednesday after a sharp two-day selloff as investors snapped up beaten-down metals stocks, with the focus turning to the keenly-awaited budget announcement. This and more on News Blast.Also read: India's first underwater metro expected to be complete by March 2022Also watch: US military confirms plane crash in Taliban territory of Afghanistan

Shringla had played an important role in successful hosting of the \"Howdy Modi\" event in Houston in September where US President Donald Trump and Prime Minister Modi jointly addressed the Indian diaspora

At the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 71.23, than gained further ground and touched a high of 71.21 against the US dollar, registering a rise of 10 paise over its previous close.

Share Market Update: Escorts, Bajaj Finserv, Tata Power, Birla Corporation, Pidilite Industries, IDFC First Bank, Godrej Consumer Products, Crompton Greaves Consumer among others will be releasing their Q3 results today

Shares of companies highly exposed to China's economy tumbled across Asia on Tuesday on rising concern about the impact of global travel bans associated with a new virus outbreak, even as some stocks involved in preventative health spiked; Indian-Americans in the US have been protesting against the new citizenship law. According to a Reuters report, in the past month, small demonstrations from Harvard to San Francisco have underlined criticism of what detractors say are Modi's divisive identity politics; Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi) is probing \"insider trading\" charges against billionaire investor Rakesh Jhunjhunwala regarding shares of a family-owned education firm, Aptech Ltd. This and more news on News Blast.Also Read: Govt prepares to airlift Indians from China as coronavirus threat looms

At the interbank foreign exchange the rupee opened at 71.37, registering a rise of 6 paise over its previous close.

Share Market Update: M&M Financial, CG Power and Solutions, Tata Coffee, Cummins among others will be releasing their Q3 results today

Budget 2020: The one figure that can give some idea if the situation is indeed so desperate or if we are just being paranoid is the tax revenue to GDP ratio

Imagine farmers using the power of drone fitted cameras to monitor crops across large farms or medicines being supplied to remote locations like hilly terrains or flood-inundated areas

Hit by economic slowdown, India and Brazil on Saturday drew up an ambitious plan to boost their stuttering economies by significantly expanding cooperation in key sectors like oil, gas and mining, while setting a target of USD 15 billion in bilateral trade by 2022; India needs a better opposition which is the heart of any democracy and the ruling party should embrace that to keep it under check, noted economist and Nobel laureate Abhijit Banerjee has said; Foreign portfolio investors (FPI) have infused a net sum of Rs 1,624 crore into the Indian capital markets in January so far, buoyed by the signing of the first phase of the US-China trade deal. This and more on News Blast.Also read: Kobe Bryant death: Virat Kohli, Abhishek Bachchan, Priyanka Gandhi mourn NBA champion's deathAlso read: Banking sector is biggest stress point, govt in no position to bail it out, says Abhijit Banerjee

Budget 2020: Scope of personal tax cut grows slim as govt stares at tax shortfall of Rs 2 lakh croreTax collections in the current fiscal may fall short of targets by as much as Rs 2 lakh crore on faltering economy, leaving  very little room for Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for offering any meaningful reduction in personal income tax rates. Sources with direct knowledge of the development said income and corporate tax collections are likely to miss FY2020 targets by as...

The document set March 17 as the deadline for submissions of initial expressions of interest and said any bidder would have to agree to assume roughly $3.26 billion in debt

India needs openness, it needs foreign investment, it needs the competition to be able to really be world-class. If India starts closing itself off in a world that's closing itself off, it's not good for India, Zakaria said

In August last year, Reliance Industries head Mukesh Ambani had announced initial agreements to sell a 20 per cent stake in the oil-to-chemical business to the Saudi national oil company

Gold imports had been recording a negative growth since July last year. However, it recorded positive growth in October and November last year, only to contract by about 4 per cent in December last year

The latest investments came despite challenges such as enhanced geopolitical tension between the US and Iran and dwindling domestic economic growth

The Department of Disinvestment and Public Asset Management (DIPAM) has engaged RBSA Advisors to evaluate NEEPCO and Deloitte for THDCIL transactions

India Brazil bilateral ties: After wide ranging talks between PM Modi and President Bolsonaro, India and Brazil are reported to have a bilateral trade of $15 billion by 2022